®Planning appeal decision
The Cloves, Raddon Farm, Lydford, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 4BP
change of use of garage to mixed use as annexe/holiday let and erection of a porch
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed conversion of the garage building would be acceptable having regard to the policies for the location of development in the development plan
- the effect of the proposed development on the character, appearance and affordability of the dwelling
What decided it
The garage building is not a historic building as required by Policy 5.5 of the Dartmoor Local Plan for tourist accommodation in open countryside, and the appellant has not demonstrated the building is redundant as required by Policy 5.9, resulting in a conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy that outweighs the limited economic benefits.
Plan policies cited: SP 1.1, SP 1.2, SP 2.8, Policy 5.5, Policy 5.9, Policy 3.7, Policy 3.9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.